Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Shouldn’t All Communities Be Sustainable?

Let’s take a look at the benefits of sustainable community design and why we should urge our communities to take steps towards sustainability.

So, what is a sustainable community?

Well, a sustainable community is one that is planned, build, or modified to promote sustainable living by focusing on environmental and economic sustainability, urban infrastructure, social equity, and municipal government.

The 3 ‘R’s - reducing the waste produced by construction by encouraging reconstruction and recycling

All these aspects of sustainable community development directly affect YOU and ME and THEM...so, basically EVERYONE.

If we continue depleting the Earth’s resources at a rapid rate, our climate will continue to be negatively affected, natural disasters will continue to become more regular, communities will be destroyed and there won’t be anything left for future generations. We have to change the way we impact the Earth now. We can do this by re-imagining and re-designing the communities we dwell in and the communities we should be dwelling in. Understanding sustainable community design and its benefits lets us urge local development agencies and leaders to invest and encourage sustainable living.